4.6 • 935 Ratings
🗓️ 26 September 2019
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Learn tips for using less plastic to help keep our planet clean, from Greenpeace UK’s Head of Oceans, Will McCallum. Then, you’ll learn about whether shapes can be angry, with some help from the spectral centroid.
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0:00.0 | Hi, we're here from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter in just a few minutes. |
0:05.0 | I'm Cody Gough. |
0:06.0 | And I'm Ashley Hamer. |
0:07.0 | Today you learn tips for using less plastic to help keep our planet clean, |
0:11.0 | from special guest Will McCallum. Then you'll learn about whether |
0:13.8 | shapes can be angry. Let's satisfy some curiosity. You can help clean up the |
0:18.8 | world's oceans by using less disposable plastic. And you might be surprised to learn |
0:23.6 | some of the ways you can do that. |
0:25.4 | Yesterday, you learned why it's so important |
0:27.5 | to cut down on plastic consumption in the first place. |
0:30.3 | And today, Will McCallum is back |
0:32.3 | with tips on how you can have a sustainable September and help the environment even more. |
0:37.0 | He's the head of Oceans at Greenpeace UK and author of the new book, How to Give Up Plastic, |
0:42.2 | a Guide to Changing the World, |
0:43.6 | One Plastic Bottle at a time. |
0:45.8 | In the book, he kind of takes you through your house room by room. |
0:48.6 | And sure, everyone knows there's plastic in your kitchen |
0:51.6 | and in your bathroom. |
0:53.0 | But what can you do to help when it comes to your bedroom? |
0:55.6 | Well, bedroom, the main reason I include that in the book is really the clothes. |
0:58.7 | So many of our clothes are made using synthetic materials and when you're going out shopping for clothes think do I really |
1:04.8 | need do I really need that item of clothing or could I just fix what I've already got or if you |
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